Catalytic gasification of bamboo in a laboratory-scale, fluidized bed reactor was investigated. Experiments were performed to\r\ndetermine the effects of reactor temperature (400, 500, and 600�°C), gasifying medium (air and air/steam), and catalyst to biomass\r\nratio (0 : 1, 1 : 1, and 1.5 : 1) on product gas composition,H2/COratio, carbon conversion efficiency, heating value, and tar conversion.\r\nFromthe results obtained, it was shown that at 400�°C with air/steamgasification, maximum hydrogen content of 16.5% v/v, carbon\r\nconversion efficiency of 98.5%, and tar conversion of 80% were obtained. The presence of catalyst was found to promote the tar\r\nreforming reaction and resulted in improvement of heating value, carbon conversion efficiency, and gas yield due to increases in\r\nH2, CO, and CH4. The presence of steamand dolomite had an effect on the increasing of tar conversion
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